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Canon-McMillan girls struggled all night from the floor and hit the end of the road in the PIAA quarterfinals. The Big Macs scored first but Dallastown rolled up a 12-1 run to take control. C-M never got closer than 7 points the rest of the way.  The best season in Canon-McMillan girls basketball history includes a first-ever WPIAL championship and two state tournaments victories, taking the Big Macs deeper in the tournament than they had ever gone.

Peters Township girls travel to Pitt-Johnstown Saturday afternoon to face District 3 champion York Suburban. The Indians are driving for a second straight semifinals appearance. The Trojans have never reached the quarterfinals.  We’ll have the game on WJPA-FM (95.3), online and we’re producing the NFHS Network video.   Watch/Listen Here   PIAA Brackets

PIAA Quarterfinals
Friday, Mar. 13 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 3-2 Dallastown > 7-1 Canon-McMillan, 54-39  Watch/Listen Here

Saturday, Mar. 14 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township vs. 3-1 York Suburban, 3:15 pm at Pitt-Johnstown, WJPA-FM (95.3)  Watch/Listen Here

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers Friday, 7-5. Jhostynxon Garcia hit a two-run home run for the Pirates in the third inning. He has hit in eight straight games, going 10-18 in that stretch with a double, two home runs and four RBI. Jake Mangum reached base safely three times in four plate appearances. Mangum is 9-24 in his last nine games. Catcher Endy Rodriguez went 2-4 with an RBI. Mike Clevinger allowed two runs on one hit in 4.1 innings for the Bucs. The Pirates take on the Baltimore Orioles at 1:05 Saturday afternoon. Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to start for the Pirates.

HOUSTON (AP) — The United States is heading to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic after a “different level of focus” helped this All-Star-studded team rebound from a shocking loss. The Americans beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night for a spot in the semifinals Sunday against the Dominican Republic. The big win came after an 8-6 loss to Italy in pool play left them needing help to advance to Friday’s game. Said Yankees star Aaron Judge: “Guys really locked in. We saw a different level of focus at our workout the other day and then even pregame today. It felt like the boys were locked and ready to go.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028. It’s a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer. The proposal is on the agenda for next Tuesday’s meeting of the global drug-fighting watchdog’s executive committee. It marks the latest maneuver to come out of a yearslong refusal of the U.S. government to pay its annual dues to WADA. The refusal is part of the American government’s unanimous, bipartisan protest of the agency’s handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers and other issues.

(AP) — The 2026 College Basketball Invitational has been canceled, leaving the College Basketball Crown as the only men’s postseason tournament besides the NCAA and NIT. The CBI announced in a social media post that the event would not be held this year due to circumstances beyond its control. Messages seeking comment were left with CBI organizers. The CollegeInsider.com Tournament folded last year. Teams participating in the CBI and CollegeInsider.com tournaments were required to pay an entry fee or a guarantee for home games. The CBI was designed for 16 teams but only 11 accepted invitations last year.